Melinda Dillon

Acting

Born 1939-10-13Hope, Arkansas, USADied 2023-01-09

Melinda Rose Dillon (October 13, 1939 - January 9, 2023) was a twice Oscar nominated American actress. She was best known for her roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Absence of Malice and the holiday classic A Christmas Story.

Frequent co-stars

Bob Balaban Richard Dreyfuss Paul Newman Teri Garr Darren McGavin Stockard Channing M. Emmet Walsh Blythe Danner Ronny Cox Cary Guffey Brad Sullivan John Lehne Tom Cruise Scott Schwartz Julianne Moore Adam Sandler Roberts Blossom Jonathan Banks

Titles

Reign Over Me

Ginger Timpleman • 2007

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Savannah Wingo • 1991

Film

★7/10

Spontaneous Combustion

Eileen McDermott • 1989

Film

★5/10

Harry and the Hendersons

Nancy Henderson • 1987